Photos and words about what we've been up to
Throughout the duration of Tyler's trip to Portugal, I was incredibly ill. I slept most of the time and felt terribly shivery and gross for most of the time that I wasn't sleeping. As a result, I didn't get out for too many excursions, and Tyler's blog posts have covered the majority of his second…
After waking up in Marvao and spending our morning exploring, we set off to Evora. Of course, Tyler rolled his ankle on those beautiful cobblestone streets the night before, and I woke up feeling the beginning of a fever. Still, we had 2 more stops on our road trip, beginning with the city of Evora,…
Continue reading ➞ Road Trip Day 3: Evora & Illness & the Algarve
Ok, so the last few posts have detailed some fairly magical sights. But to be honest, there's more to come here. This trip was pretty surreal, and we saw many memorable places. The driving on the trip may also have been a bit much, but in this case it turned out to be worth it.…
We typically take our sweet, sweet time when doing anything, but because we were on a road trip, we had certain goals for where to be and when to be there by. We were also exploring unfamiliar territory, and perhaps underestimated how much time we'd want to spend in certain places. That said, everything that…
Continue reading ➞ Roadtrip Day 1: A Moorish Castle and Palace of Pena
After stopping at the Cabo da Roca, we drove back into the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. The drive alone was incredible: beautiful trees, winding roads that twisted up a hillside. Our next stop was at ruins of the centuries old Convent of the Capuchos. Literally translating to the "Cork Convent", its name comes from the insulation…
Continue reading ➞ Roadtrip Day 1: Exploring the Convent of the Capuchos
So...hey there. I'm Tyler, one of Heather's (decidedly larger) little brothers. Last year when Heather was on her Asian tour I stopped by for a visit in Cambodia. And here's the thing, if you ever get the chance to vacation with Heather and Kevin, take it! A trip with these two is truly a vacation experience. They find all…
Continue reading ➞ A Trip to the Algarve – A Culinary Experience
A quick post today before we head out to the beach. This post is a bit late coming, but Kevin's best friend Mark is currently visiting, so we've been out and about (we also drove to Lisbon to pick him up 2 days in a row, because the first day we drove up we were…
Continue reading ➞ Roadtrip Day 1: We went to the edge of continental Europe!
Having already spent some time in Lisbon, Kevin and I were fully prepared to show Tyler all the best sites and scenes. Obviously, this included copious amounts of eating and walking. Tyler arrived in Lisbon in the morning, and despite getting minimal sleep, he kept going with us all day. The next day, we were once…
While Kevin and I were in Cambodia, my brothers trekked halfway around the globe to visit us for a 10 day extravaganza. We managed to convince Tyler to come on a similar adventure, this time in Portugal. Kevin put weeks of planning into a road trip that took us all around Portugal, where we saw some incredible…
Last year, the Oceanario in Lisboa was recommended to me by a friend as an absolutely must-see spot in Lisbon. It didn't make the itinerary that time, but this year we made sure it was on our to-do list. At a cost of nearly 20 euros each to enter, we were a bit wary. But…
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